16 Porto Santo Apartments is a renovated house at Rua João Santana 16, in the centre of Vila Baleira, registered as local accommodation 25546/AL. Booking.com lists it as a homestay with double rooms with private bathrooms, a garden and a terrace; the national register gives the house three bedrooms and a capacity of eight guests. It is about 160 m in a straight line from the beach and 150 m from the Casa Colombo museum.
Where exactly is it?
The house sits in the small grid of streets behind the seafront. In a straight line it is about 160 m from the Fontinha section of Porto Santo beach, about 150 m from Casa Colombo and about 120 m from the nearest Pingo Doce supermarket. The airport terminal is about 1.6 km away and the ferry terminal at Porto de Abrigo about 2.1 km.
Fontinha was one of the three lifeguarded beach sections in 2026, with a bathing season from 15 May to 31 October under Portaria n.º 206/2026.
How do you get around without a car?
The Centro bus stop is about 90 m away. OpenStreetMap shows it as the common stop for all five SIGA lines on the island: 991 Camacha, 992 Serra de Fora, 993 Campo de Cima, 994 Calheta and 995 Porto de Abrigo, the ferry harbour. Check the current SIGA timetables, as services are limited on a small island.
What are the rooms like?
The Booking.com listing describes a recently renovated homestay with free Wi-Fi throughout, private bathrooms with walk-in showers, a tea and coffee maker, a dining area, a barbecue, an outdoor seating area, a garden and a terrace. Family rooms are offered. The listing does not mention parking.
What is nearby?
The parish church, the town hall and the museum are all within a few streets. The Porto Santo region guide covers the peaks and viewpoints further out, and our Porto Santo guide has the ferry pattern, museum hours and trail status.
Practical notes
Check-in is from 14:00 to 22:30 and check-out until 11:00. Pets are not allowed. Distances are straight-line values calculated from map coordinates.
